Pathway to Prayer: Encouragements to Pray from Voices of the Past

by M.J. Hancock, Tim Challies (foreword)

This is a treasure trove of encouragement to pray, with 500+ choice quotations from 100+ Christian writers organized into 50 practical and theological topics of prayer. Learn directly from the hard-won wisdom of many of the most devoted, prayerful Christians throughout church history. They too struggled to pray, but with the Lord's help they overcame the hurdles until prayer became a delightful privilege and a determined practice. Ponder through these pages and you will find your heart prepared and prompted to pray.

Genres: Prayer

208 pages, Paperback

Published November 16, 2023

Reviews

[Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pathway to Prayer was recommended to me and I loved the idea of a book full of quotes from historical Christians of the past about prayer. Pathway to Prayer was rich in wisdom and gave me much meditational food for thought.

Pathway to Prayer is not a large piece of work and yet it took me over a year and a half to complete it. Why is this? Because I found that to really get much out of the wonderful quotes in this book, I had to read a few quotes at a time and mull over them.

The book is structured with an opening intro and explanation and then broken into topical sections all having to do with prayer- foundational truths, practical recommendations, how-tos and musts. There are major sections like chapters with smaller sub-sections inside those with about a half-dozen to a dozen quotes from people mostly of the 17th to 20th century of various Christian vocations.

I appreciated the Bible passages on prayer placed within the sections to guide the rest of the content and then to have the quote and who made it listed together. The entire last third of the book is a helpful appendix of listings and further study and reading resources.

A fabulous way to saturate one's thoughts and mind on prayer. Definite recommend.

[J.B. Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exhortations to pray can sometimes put us on a (well-deserved) guilt trip. But reading these honest words from past prayer warriors has encouraged my heart instead. I discover I'm not the only one who faces great difficulty in this discipline. And I discover that God may be blessing most my prayers that feel the weakest. So many quotes from this book have stuck with me since I first read the book, and they're easy to share with others, so several folks have also benefitted from my passing them on.

The book is laid out well, truly like a pathway and not a random collection. Hancock takes some of the best wisdom from some of the godliest people and arranges it in a way that leads us from acknowledging the difficulty with prayer through specific, concrete steps that move us forward into a much closer prayer walk with God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

I believe a book like this is needed more than ever in our generation. God is calling His people to the greatest work necessary, and in this short volume, He's equipping us as well: equipping us with a Pathway to Prayer.

[Marcus Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deeply encouraging and challenging. A window to the heart in our battle for the spiritual discipline of prayer.

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of Bible verses and quotes on prayer, arranged by topic.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Quotes on Prayer

All these quotes on prayer are outstanding. They should not be read quickly, but savored and reflected upon. But they should also lead to prayer.